Humidor



Oct. 4, 1932. 1 A. PHILLIPS HUMIDOR Filed May 18, 1928 ooo n Ooonoooenon 000 QDOODODOOOOOOQODDOOO OOOQOO o 0000000 0900000 0000000 oooonoaononovno 0 0000000 000000000000 02000000170000174300 Inventor Attorney Patented @et 4, 1932 i LELAND A. PHILLIPS, or ROCHESTER, NEW YORK HUMIDQR i' Application 1aed May 18, i928.' serial No.' 278,675.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and useful container for ink ribbons used on typewriter machines, adding machines and various othermachines using an inked ribbon, and for other purposes.

Another object of the invention is to make the can so that it will act as a humidor or humidier or humidostat to keep the ribbons in a moist condition and keep them from drying out.

Another object of the invention is to make it so that it can be cheaply made and assembled.

Another object of the invention is to make the can so that the humidifying materia-l therein is easily accessible for replacement, and to make it so that a free circulation of air is maintained around the spools or other material held in the can, and so that the lining of the can will be useful to hold the spools of ribbon, etc. snugly centered in the can so that they will not rattle around in the can.

These and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawing, described in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of thecontainer, the top of it being partly broken away to show it in section.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2x, 2m of Figure l.

In the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts. Y

In the drawing reference numeral l indicates a can -made either of sheet metal or cardboard or ber, or any other suitable material. If made of cardboard or ber it would be made waterproof if necessary by being coated with parafhne. This can is provided with a rim 2 at the top thereof and is closed by a screw cap cover 3 more or less air tight.

Inside of the can I provide a lining of absorbent material t which lining may be made of blotting paper or any material suitable for the purpose. This lining is preferably cylindrical in shape and covers the inside of the cylindrical wall of the can. i The liner 4 is soaked in a hygroscopic solu-V -tion ysuch as half and water, or- 25% calcium chloride fand 25% scopic material maybe used would be suitable for the purpose.

half glycerine and glycerine and50% water. Any otherhyg'roas well that Y The sheet of absorbent material is origi nallymade in a web which is passed through a bath of the hygroscopic solution and is then passedv between rollers which squeeze K -out the surplus solution, but leaves in the Web 't vthe Acorrect lamount .of hygroscop-ic solution. This web is then cut linto small sheets each of which is adapted to ft the inside ofthe can. Inside of this' liner of absorbent material is provided a-corrugated shell 5 which ,is perforated with a large numberV of small perforations. This shell is formed from a sheet of any suitable material, such as aluminum or other metals, ber board, celluloid, etc. and is perforated gated and then coiled into a cylindrical form for insertion in the container inside of the liner of absorbent material. The material of which the shell is made is made waterproof by being coated with paraliine if it is not naturally Waterproof.

In the open space left in the can I place spools of typewriter ribbon, etc. and the ink first and then is eorruon these ribbons which would ordinarily dry out in a few weeks or months is kept from drying out so that the ribbons are kept in a moist condition thereby. The corrugations and perforations in the shell 5 permit of a Vfree circulation of moist air around the ribbons and from the top to the bottom of the can so that the ribbons are kept in a moist atmosphere and are thereby kept from drying out.

This container is useful for other purposes than for holding typewriter ribbons and may, be used for keeping cigars and tobacco, motion picture film and a great variety of other articles in a moist condition, or prevent them from drying out.

I claim: Y

1. A liumidor adapted to keep typewriterribbons from drying out comprising a can, a cylindrical layer of absorbent material im'- pregnated with. moist hygroscopic material,

a corrugated cylindrical layer placed inside` a receptacle part of the can being left open as a receptacle for typewriter ribbons.

2. A humidor adapted to keep. typewriterV ribbons from drying out comprising a can, a cylindrical Vlayer of absorbent material impregnated with kmoist hygroscopic material, a perforated cylindrical layer placed inside the layer of absorbent material, the central part of the can being left open as a receptacle for typewriter ribbons.

3. A humidor adapted tokeep typewriter ribbons from drying out comprising a can, a( cylindrical layer of absorbent material im-` cylindrical layer of absorbent material im-v pregnated with lmoist hygroscopic material, a corrugated perforated cylindrical layer placed inside the layer of absorbent'material, the central part ofthe can being left open ras a'receptacle for typewriter ribbons, said lcorrugated layer being'adapted to'hold one or more spools of ribbons centered in the can and provide for air circulation around theV spools. Y In testimony whereofnI affix my signature.

perforated cylindrical layerleft open as i LELAND A; PHILLIPS. 

